Shoprite
Closing Date
2026/08/23
Reference Number
SHO260813-2
Job Type Full Time
Location – Country South Africa
Location – Province Western Cape
About the role
Enable the profitable development, launch, and ongoing overall performance of Fresh Foods merchandise through embedding robust meals safety, quality, and technical concepts throughout the end-to-end product lifecycle. The function companions with Product Development, Commercial, Operations, and suppliers to investigate product feasibility, recipes, ingredients, processing methods, packaging, shelf life, and specifications, making sure products are safe, compliant, scalable, commercially viable, and aligned to consumer expectations whilst figuring out technical dangers early and recommending realistic options to assist profitable scale-up and launch.
What you will do
Food Safety, Quality & Compliance
Ensure Fresh Foods merchandise comply with applicable meals protection legislation, labelling requirements, inside pleasant standards, and agreed product specifications.
Conduct and keep technical, QA, and meals protection assessments in the course of development, testing, approval, and pre-launch stages.
Provide preparation on HACCP, GMP, hygiene, allergen management, traceability, and associated controls to aid steady product protection and quality.
Supplier & Manufacturer Engagement
Engage suppliers and producers all through development, testing, sourcing, onboarding, and product approval activities.
Review technical documentation, specifications, validation data, and dealer functionality to affirm alignment with product, category, and regulatory requirements.
Support supplier-related trouble fixing via resolving quality, technical, or manufacturing challenges that may additionally have an effect on product launch or ongoing performance.
Quality Issue Resolution & Continuous Improvement
Investigate product quality, safety, or technical problems and advocate corrective moves that minimize hazard and aid sustainable resolution.
Use QA and technical insights to inform prioritisation, decision-making, danger management, and non-stop enchancment throughout Fresh Foods merchandise and processes.
What you bring
Qualifications and ride
Bachelor’s diploma in Consumer/Food Science, Food Technology, or a associated subject will be beneficial.
Good perception of meals security regulations, pleasant standards, and enterprise great practices.
2-4 years’ applicable ride in meals technology, high-quality assurance, product development, or a Fresh Foods manufacturing environment, with publicity to product testing, specifications, meals safety, and dealer or manufacturing unit engagement.
Quality manipulate or assurance inside the meals industry, ideally in clean meals or perishable products.
Factory ride is non-negotiable.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and different applicable software program applications.